Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who escape will remember me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. Ezekiel 6:9
Have you ever grieved this same pain or know someone who has? It’s a pain like no other pain. Does it make sense? No! Why someone would leave the person they are cleaved with for moments of pleasure, because they are truly only moments.
Over and over God calls His people adulterers, why? I never understood why He would choose to use that word, but that’s exactly what we are when we leave the precious place of holiness for the moments of sinful pleasure. We leave the Holy God who we are cleaved to for the slavery of the world and the pain of sin.
See, we, the Church, the followers of Jesus Christ, are His bride and we are one with Him. When we choose to follow the joys of world which are gossip, drinking, rage, envy, murder, sexual immorality, lying, meanness, drug-use, idolatry, and list goes on. He grieves and feels the pain of a loved one leaving their place of sanctification for the indulgence of the world.
In the book of Hosea, Hosea’s marriage and remarriage to the prostitute Gomer represents God’s love for His people, the adulterous nation. The good news is that God will not let you go. He will pour down forgiveness for the repentant heart. My friends, that is why Jesus died on the cross and rose again, for your safe return home.
Remember it’s never about religion, it’s always about relationship.
Marisol
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Disappointment
“Wait till you have kids of your own”, how many of us have heard those words at least once in our lives. When I heard those words, I would think to myself, when I have kids I’m not going to do what my parents did to me, feeling like I was the one who was hurt.
In the last couple of years many of us suffered disappointment in our church, our church leaders, and our fellow church members How about the members of our family or our spouses? When we go to work a co-worker or supervisor might disappoint us. The media dwells on the disappointments of the movie stars, professional athletes, and politicians. There is disappointment always surrounding us.
Looking back on the words of my parents, what I didn’t realize was that I wasn’t the one hurt, I was the one causing the disappointment. So there is another aspect of disappointment, who have I disappointed? Who have I cause to feel discouragement? Who have I hurt?
"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.” (Exodus 20::4). This commandment is usually thought of as material statues or even ideals in our lives, but in truth we tend to make our fellow man our idols. Man will ALWAYS disappoint us, but God NEVER will. He says, “Never will I leave you, Never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5).
When we keep our eyes on Jesus and trust Him with our lives, our possessions, our emotions, our friends, and our families nothing will disappoint us; even when disappointments cross our paths we will overcome them through our faith in Christ. “Surely I am with you always,” (Matthew 28:20).
My prayer is for us to keep our eyes on Him and that we will be still and not only hear His voice, but that we are obedient to it.
Marisol
In the last couple of years many of us suffered disappointment in our church, our church leaders, and our fellow church members How about the members of our family or our spouses? When we go to work a co-worker or supervisor might disappoint us. The media dwells on the disappointments of the movie stars, professional athletes, and politicians. There is disappointment always surrounding us.
Looking back on the words of my parents, what I didn’t realize was that I wasn’t the one hurt, I was the one causing the disappointment. So there is another aspect of disappointment, who have I disappointed? Who have I cause to feel discouragement? Who have I hurt?
"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.” (Exodus 20::4). This commandment is usually thought of as material statues or even ideals in our lives, but in truth we tend to make our fellow man our idols. Man will ALWAYS disappoint us, but God NEVER will. He says, “Never will I leave you, Never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5).
When we keep our eyes on Jesus and trust Him with our lives, our possessions, our emotions, our friends, and our families nothing will disappoint us; even when disappointments cross our paths we will overcome them through our faith in Christ. “Surely I am with you always,” (Matthew 28:20).
My prayer is for us to keep our eyes on Him and that we will be still and not only hear His voice, but that we are obedient to it.
Marisol
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